Giants' Odell Beckham wants contract extension done now: 'It's time'

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is sick and tired of all the contract talk, is sick and tire of waiting for his extension and, if things went his way, all of it would be taken care of this offseason.

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While appearing on the red carpet at the NFL Honors on Saturday night, Beckham said the time has come for he and the Giants to sit down, negotiate and come to terms on a new deal.

“Hopefully to get it done,” Beckham said. “It’s that time just to get it over with. I really want to do it so I can move past it. It’s too much sitting around thinking, ‘Where am I going to be at?’ I need to know where I can start buying furniture for a house. I want to have a place set where I know, ‘OK, this is home. I can always go back to home.’ So it’s just a little intermediate process right now. I’m sure it will get worked out.”

The Giants had previously picked up a fifth-year option on Beckham, guaranteeing him $8.4 million for the 2018 season. However, he wants to become the highest-paid player in the NFL with a long-term extension.

As far as extension talks, Beckham isn’t entirely sure where they stand, but team co-owner John Mara had previously implied no serious discussions have taken place.

Although things may be slow to get started, Mara has also expressed confidence that something will get done with Beckham’s deal sooner rather than later.

“We will deal with that at the appropriate time. That is not necessarily right now. I’ve said before many times that we want him to be a Giant. We will get something done at some point,” Mara told reporters. “I first want Pat [Shurmur] to sit down with him and for them to have a good understanding of how we are going to act going forward. I have a lot of confidence that it will work out well, but we’ll see.”

Beckham is still rehabbing after suffering a fractured ankle in Week 5 against the Los Angeles Chargers, but feels he’s doing well and is ahead of schedule.

“I don’t know a percentage, but I’m actually doing really good,” Beckham said via Giants.com. “They tell me to slow down because I’ve been out for so long, and I’m ready to go, I’m ready to go. Now I can see where the mental part comes in as far as being patient, and knowing you can’t push too much right now, or you need to push more. It’s finding that balance. I’m actually doing really good.”